Kors Surname

140,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2711:13,2871,939
Israel5321:16,0862,412
Russia3931:366,72535,999
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Australia1921:140,60315,124
Germany971:829,95360,372
Canada561:657,95753,499
Belarus441:215,93326,858
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Turkey311:2,510,36878,475
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Estonia191:69,56912,771
India161:47,941,586492,263
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
China31:455,773,85521,925
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Kõrs (35), Körs (19) & Korš (1) are calculated separately.

Kors (345) may also be a first name.

Kors Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kors Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kors (Hindi: कोरस, Russian: Корс) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kõrs, Körs or Korš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kors? popularity and diffusion

Kors is the 140,563rd most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,295,290 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Kors live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 469,697th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 345 people.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,271 people, or 1 in 13,287. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 36 percent reside, South Holland, where 18 percent reside and Drenthe, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.

Kors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kors has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kors Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kors are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kors earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 211.44% more than the national average, earning R 740,088 per year; in United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.73% more than the national average, earning $61,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kõrs9235/
Körs9219/
Korš921/
Koers893,669/
Kohrs893,522/
Koors891,005/
Korse89507/
Khors89415/
Korsh89406/
Kours8983/
Korss8940/
Kotrs8934/
Korsz8920/
Korsø898/
Korrs891/
Korzs891/
Korsch801,882/
Kourss80136/
Korsse8085/
Koorse8055/
Khorsh8040/
Koursh8015/
Korshe8012/
Khorse808/
Kourse802/
Koersh801/
Koirse801/
Khours801/
Kotrsz801/
Korsht801/
Kourrs800/
Kars757,207/
Kurs752,108/
Kers751,999/
Cors751,713/
Korç75130/
Kürs7597/
Qors751/
Korsova7353/
Korsæth7348/
Korsche7333/
Korsová7333/
Koorsse7321/
Kourshe732/
Koursse732/
Kauours731/
Koersch731/
Korzh6722,678/
Cohrs675,318/
Kahrs673,245/
Kersh673,013/
Karsh672,432/
Corse671,393/
Coers671,278/
Coors671,163/
Keers671,090/
Cours67904/
Karse67848/
Kaars67784/
Khurs67666/
Khars67662/
Kurse67243/
Kursh67175/
Korže67175/
Kaers67173/
Kerss67132/
Karsz67122/
Kuhrs6787/
Åkers6783/
Kurås6782/
Khorsova6781/
Korce6781/
Korze6769/
Kurss6768/
Kersz6764/
Keurs6759/
Karrs6759/
Kerrs6758/
Korshova6725/
Corrs6725/
Köhrs6725/
Corss6723/
Kaurs6720/
Korje6715/
Kehrs6710/
Karss679/
Karsø679/
Kursz678/
Khers677/
Corst677/
Kersø677/
Karås675/
Koursova674/
Corsh673/
Khorshtd673/
Kasrs672/
Körst672/
Corzs672/
Karsp671/
Kuirs671/
Cuors671/
Karıs671/
Khorshïd671/
Kotrš671/
Korçe671/
Korçë671/
Coërs671/
Karzs671/
Ckers671/
Khorshhd671/
Corsp670/

Kors Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kors in the Hindi language
कोरसkorasa-
Kors in the Russian language
Корсkors-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kors
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